<br/>Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Washington with a high-power delegation to hold the first-ever strategic dialogue with the US leaders. During the talks, Pakistan is expected to seek civilian nuclear deal and military equipments aimed at balancing its power with India. Prominent members of the delegation include Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, ISI Chief Lieutenant General Shuja Pasha and Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar. Obama Administration has clarified that US-Pak strategic dialogue is not at the expense of India or any other country. US envoy in Islamabad Anne W Patterson was quoted as saying in a Los Angeles-based Pakistani newspaper that they are beginning to have a discussion with the Pakistan government on the country’s desire to tap nuclear energy. Earlier, the US officials insisted that their deal for supplying nuclear power plants to India was exclusive to New Delhi and could not be offered to another country.